Why the Idea of NEDG/BON Debates Must Be Permanently Killed, By ‘Tope Fasua
The so-called ‘Nigerian’ Elections Debate Group is the number one enemy of the Nigerian people because it has actively shut out the voices of the people, and deprived them of much needed hope, catharsis, expression, variety of ideas, and even a much-needed intellectual entertainment via the debate. There is only…
Daylight Robbery In the Churches, By Femi Aribisala
Armed robbers extort money from innocent victims by putting guns to their heads. Pastors rob widows of their houses by filling their heads with enticing words. The methods may be different but the objectives are the same. Both the armed robber and the conniving pastor are working for the same…
[sc:"post loop ad"]
A Female Year To All, By Bunmi Fatoye-Matory
“May Your Road Be Rough” was Tai Solarin’s famous and alarming New Year wish. Our roads will indeed be rough and bumpy as men and women negotiate changing roles and expectations in coming decades. A world that reduces and limits the full humanity of any gender for the benefit of…
Africa’s Stunning Victory Against the International Criminal Court, By Owei Lakemfa
It was a sweet victory against the neo-colonial powers who tried to humiliate the continent by hurling an African president on trumped up charges of murder, rape, inhumane acts, and persecution. But the painful aspect is that an innocent man was abducted in his country, imprisoned without trial for five…
Why My Mission To the U.S. Matters, By Atiku Abubakar
...I am certain that if I am successful in to the world, the world will come to Nigeria for business. That is why I am in America. Because I believe in JOBS - Jobs, Opportunity, Being United and Security and it is time Nigeria and all Nigerians finally have the…
Prosecuting Onnoghen: An Issue Best Settled After the General Polls, By Rafiq Raji
Clearly, it is hard to justify any benefit to the polity from attempting to remove the most senior judicial officer in the land, who would be a key adjudicator in election disputes, just a month to the polls. In fact, the action has the potential of heightening regional tensions. In…
Will They Not Use Their Minds, Intellect and Reason To Understand?, By Murtadha Gusau
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. He guides His obedient servants to His love and admits the doers of good to His Paradise. I bear witness that there is no deity save Allah, having…
The Ethnic Victory of 2015 and An Apology, By Moses E. Ochonu
...Buhari’s ethnic coalition got away with arguably the biggest political scam in Nigeria’s history, managing to recruit many unsuspecting Nigerians into what they knew to be an ethnic agenda to capture power. It is now quite clear that what happened in Nigeria in 2015 was not a revolution but a…
CJN Walter Onnoghen and the Reputation of the Judiciary, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The chief justice of Nigeria must respond to the present crisis around his person and the judiciary in a way that would save the institution. He must explain to Nigerians the sources and legitimacy of the huge amounts of money in his accounts and his properties. Sometimes, only poets can…
A Double Standard Integrity and the Buhari Legacy, By Akin Fadeyi
And for the usual towncriers who will always cry than the bereaved, something is not right when we adopt coloured standards just so we can protect and hail our political idols. President Buhari is a human who can hit a miss and score low on occasional blunders. It is our…
